SEEN: HVCC Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills Grand Opening

Were you Seen at the Grand Opening of Hudson Valley Community College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills on Monday, Aug. 26, and Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Troy, N.Y.?

Vincent Giordano for HVCC

Were you Seen at the Grand Opening of Hudson Valley Community College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills on Monday, Aug. 26, and Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Troy, N.Y.?

Vincent Giordano for HVCC

Were you Seen at the Grand Opening of Hudson Valley Community College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills on Monday, Aug. 26, and Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Troy, N.Y.?

Vincent Giordano for HVCC

Were you Seen at the Grand Opening of Hudson Valley Community College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills on Monday, Aug. 26, and Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Troy, N.Y.?

Vincent Giordano for HVCC

Were you Seen at the Grand Opening of Hudson Valley Community College’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills on Monday, Aug. 26, and Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Troy, N.Y.?

Were you Seen at the Grand Opening of Hudson Valley Community College's Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills on Monday, Aug. 26, and Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019?

HVCC officials said the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Skills, the latest addition to the Troy campus, will allow the school to double its manufacturing technology associates degree program from 144 students to 288.

"The machinists coming out of HVCC are in strong demand, with nearly all hired before graduation. David Larkin, the advanced manufacturing technology professor at HVCC who oversees the program, said the effort to build a new classroom and laboratory building began with a $1 million grant from the Ventura County, Calif.-based Gene Haas Foundation that required matching funds.

"New York state followed up with a $2.9 million grant, federal funds, and additional contributions from employers, various foundations and individuals."

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